26 | Recovery Step 1: Hooked on Porn? Admitting Helplessness Over Pornography’s Pull

Does pornography use have a hold on you or someone you love?

Today we are talking about Step 1 of the 12-Step Sex Addicts Anonymous recovery program. This is Johnny’s chosen recovery program so we will be sharing what this step entails, how he approached this step and why it is so imperative to start here. We will also be hearing from Emily on how she views the process and progress of Johnny’s 12-Step recovery journey.

From the Green Book of Recovery: In our addiction we held onto the belief that we were in control of our sexual behavior and could successfully manage our lives. This kept many of us from seeing that we even had a problem. We told ourselves that if we had tried harder, we could have stopped. But our experience has shown otherwise. No matter how many promises or resolutions we made, no matter how strong our efforts and our determination, the behaviors eventually returned, along with their painful consequences. Only when we admit our powerlessness over these behaviors, and our inability to manage our own lives, are we able to begin walking a path of recovery.

We are grateful to the program of Sex Addicts Anonymous (SAA) that makes our recovery possible.

Grab a pen and something to write on and join us as we lay out the 12 steps of recovery with a deep dive into Step 1.

We pray this blesses you,

Johnny and Emily

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Out of the Shadows: Understanding Sexual Addiction by Patrick Carnes, Ph.d

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RELATED EPISODES:       

Episode 16. "It’s Just Porn, What’s The Big Deal?” And 4 Other Lies We Tell Ourselves To Justify Viewing Pornography

Episode 17. Is My Spouse A Porn Addict? 13 Clues To Help Expose Compulsive Sexual Behavior

Episode 25. Persistent Sexual Integrity Issues in Marriage. Do Recovery Programs Really Work?

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